grow on

verb

grew on; grown on; growing on; grows on

transitive verb

1

: to have an increasing influence

a bad habit that grows on a person

2

: to become increasingly acceptable or attractive

He didn't like it at first, but it grew on him.

Examples of grow on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Catoctin Creek’s flagship whiskey, the 80-proof Roundstone Rye, is made from 100% rye grain, much of it grown on Virginia farms. — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026

This offseason, the field was changed to Tahoma 31 Bermudagrass sod grown on plastic, and turf supplied by Tuckahoe Turf Farms in New Jersey. — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Many bat populations in Indiana have experienced dramatic population declines thanks to white-nose syndrome, a deadly threat caused by a white fungus that grows on a bat’s face. — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026

The painful condition, which causes tissue similar to the lining of the uterus to grow on other parts of the body, afflicts 1 in 10 women worldwide. — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for grow on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon